Recorded 1941–2017 Boys' name Peak 1979 982 births

Garon — boys' name

982 babies named Garon in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s351950s581960s811970s1391980s1921990s1902000s1902010s97
1980s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Garon was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

31 babies were named Garon in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garon

The Social Security Administration has registered 982 babies named Garon between 1941 and 2017, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Garon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Garon in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 982 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Garon at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

982

Since 1941

77 years of records

Peak year

1979

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1941

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2017

Garon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1941

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1979)
31
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
010203040 201720081999199019811972196119501941 10

Garon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
192 births that decade — 20% of Garon's all-time total
1940s351950s581960s811970s1391980s1921990s1902000s1902010s97

Garon by state

Where Garon concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Garon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 1.6%
#2 California
10 1.0%
#3 Michigan
5 0.5%
Texas share of Garon's total US births 1.6%
Even split

16 of 982 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garon?
982 babies have been named Garon since 1941. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1979 with 31 births.
When was Garon most popular?
Garon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Garon most popular?
The top states for the name Garon are Texas (16 births), California (10 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Garon been used?
Garon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 77 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Garon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1941–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.